§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any plans to devalue the green pound during the next six months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Morganasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when, and to what extent, he proposes further to devalue the green pound.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Government are taking stock of the situation in farming. Our policy is to devalue the green pound within the normal lifetime of Parliament to a point which would enable United Kingdom producers to compete on equal terms with those in the rest of the European Community.